Fun Trip - But... Mold in our suite

Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Rhapsody of the Seas

7 Night Panama To Miami Repositioning (Colon To Miami)

Sail date: April 13, 2024

Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8572

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Please see above for our cruise details for more information.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Wonderful. Key program. Expressed right threw

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Chef's Table is a MUST!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We won at Bingo!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Enjoyed the shows... not as good as Carnival

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
We fell in Love with our Room Attendant and Main Dining Assistant

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Aging ship. Pretty well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
We Royal Upped to the Owner's Suite. Large room. Room had mold. Thought it was in the bathroom (found and took pictures). They cleaned the bathroom. However issue persisted. Found water leaking from the ceiling (air conditioning condensation). They attempted repair. When they pulled the ceiling apart, found a brown/black towel in the ceiling. Was not removed by the team. They put the ceiling back together without removing the towel, and whatever they did made our symtoms (runny nose, sore throat and cough) way worse. That was late Friday afternoon. We noticed an almost instant (10 -15 minutes) improvement when we left the room. The repair/maintenance team told us they would resolve/fix the issue the next day (Saturday) in port. We told the concierge and he told us that he would report it. We haven't heard anything (Tuesday) from RC.

Ship tip

Book on a diffrent ship.

Ports of call

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5
Colon was dirty and we didn't feel safe.

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Was surprised and loved this stop. The party bus was so much fun.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Liked Aruba. Did not like the walking tour.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Had a great time and really liked this stop.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Long lines and wait to go through customs. We realized this is not a RC issue.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

BPRD2696     6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     6 months ago

Thanks for the review. Sorry you had problems

cruising2004     6 months ago

Sorry you had issues in your stateroom.